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@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ mpv can be controlled by external programs using the JSON-based IPC protocol. It
can be enabled by specifying the path to a unix socket using the option
``--input-unix-socket``. Clients can connect to this socket and send commands to
the player or receive events from it. You can use the ``socat`` tool to send
-commands (and receive reply) from the shell.
+commands (and receive reply) from the shell. See the ``--idle`` option how to
+make mpv start without exiting immediately or playing a file.
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